EXFO HEADQUARTERS

400 Godin Avenue, Quebec City (Quebec) G1M 2K2 CANADA

T: +1 418 683-0211 F: +1 418 683-2170

www.EXFO.com

+1 800 663-3936

info@EXFO.com

Toll-free (USA and Canada)

2014 EXFO Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in Canada

This poster is based on 3GPP Release 10.

20140035V3

14/11

SAP1066047

MOBILE NETWORKS
REFERENCE POSTER

Mobile Networks Reference Poster

C, D, E, F, G, H, SS7

CS Core

Nc

Nb

Mc

INAP

ALCAP
MEGACO

STC

TAF
RLP

MTP3b

M3UA

M3UA

MTP3b

SSCF-NNI

SCTP

SCTP

SSCF-NNI

SSCOP

IP

Codecs

Nb UP

RTP

M3UA

SSCF-NNI

SCTP

RTCP

SSCOP

MTP-3

AAL5

IP

ATM

IP

MTP-3

SSCF-NNI

SCTP

IP

SSCOP
AAL5

M2UA M2PA
MTP-2

L1

SCTP
IP

ATM

L1

L1

MTP3b

M3UA

IP

MTP-2

TUP, ISUP

SCCP

SUA

M3UA
SCTP

IP

UDP

ATM

ATM

MTP3b

CAP

TCAP

STC

Nb UP

AAL2

AAL5

IP

Codecs
RLP

SSCOP

AAL5

MAP

BICC

L1

PS Core
Gc, Gd, Ge, Gf, Gr
MAP

MTP3b

M3UA

SSCF-NNI

SCTP

SSCOP

IP

TCAP

IP Applications

SCCP

UDP
MTP-3

BSSAP+

TCP

SCCP

Gi, SGi

Ga

M3UA

IP

MTP3b

M3UA

SCTP

GTP

GTP

IP Applications

SSCF-NNI

SCTP

UDP

UDP

UDP TCP

SSCOP

IP

IP

IP

IP

AAL5

L2

L2

L2

ATM

L1

L1

L1

MTP-2

AAL5

IP

ATM
L1

MTP-3

SCTP
MTP-2

IP

L1

MM CC SMS SS

MM CC GMM SM SMS GSMS SS

AAL5

UDP
IP
L2

ATM

MTP3b

SCTP

SSCF-NNI

SSCF-NNI

IP

SSCOP

SSCOP

L2

ATM

ATM

MM CC GMM SM SMS GSMS SS

STC

RLC
MAC

M3UA

MTP3b

M3UA

MTP3b

SCTP

SSCFUNI

SCTP

SSCFUNI

SSCOP

IP

SSCOP

IP

IP

AAL5

UDP
IP
L2

AAL5

L2

PCHFP

SCCP

TAF
RLP

AMR PDCP BMC

RRC

FACHFP

RNSAP
SCCP
M3UA MTP3b
SCTP SSCF-NNI
IP
SSCOP
AAL5
ATM
L1

ALCAP

RACHFP

Iur-g

RNSAP

DCHFP

IP Applications

UDP
TCP
GMM GSMS
IP
RANAP
Iu UP
SCCP
GTP-U
M3UA
MTP3b
UDP
SCTP
SSCF-NNI
IP
IP
SSCOP
IP
AAL5
AAL5
L2
L2
ATM
ATM
L1

IP
L2
L1

Iur

SM

AAL2

UDP

ATM

L1

Iu-PS

RTCP

AAL5

AAL5

AAL2

Iu UP
RTP

ATM

AAL2
ATM

L1

IMS

WebRTC

Signaling

Media

Cx, Dh, Dx,

Gx, Rx, Sh

Mb

DIAMETER

Le

RTP

SRTP

MSRP

UDP

ISUP

NAT

SDP SIP-I SIP SDP SIP-I SIP SDP SIP-I SIP

Megaco

STUN TURN ICE

SRTP

SCTP HTTP WebSocket

DTLS

DTLS

M3UA

UDP TCP SCTP

IP

IP

IP

IP

IP

IP

L2/L1

L2/L1

L2/L1

L2/L1

L2/L1

L2/L1

SCTP

TCP

BICC

UDP

SIP JSON

Voice/Video Data

ISC, Ma, Mg, Mi, Mj,

Mk, Mr, Mw, Mx

Mn, Mp

TCP

SCTP

TLS

WebRTC is a trademark of Google Inc.

AAL5

MTP3b

AMR

EDCHFP

SSCOP

RLP

HSDSCHFP

SSCOP

TAF

STC

USCHFP

IP

ALCAP

SCCP

DSCHFP

SSCF-UNI

RANAP

M3UA
EDCHFP

SSCF-UNI

FACHFP

SCTP

HSDSCHFP

MAC
USCHFP

STC

DSCHFP

RLC

RACHFP

ALCAP

DCHFP

NBAP

TAF
RLP

AMR PDCP BMC

RRC

Iub

TCP

M3UA

Iu-CS

UTRAN

L2

Gs

Gn, Gp

CAP

TCP

UDP

Applications and Services

Iupc
Lb, Lp, Ls

PCAP

Iu-BC

Lc, Lg, Lh

SCCP

RRLP

Ut

DIAMETER RADIUS

SDP

SABP

M3UA

MTP3b

SCTP

SIP

TCP

SCTP

SSCF-NNI

TCAP

BSSAP-LE

HTTP

IP

IP

SSCOP

SCCP

SCCP

TCP

UDP

UDP

TCP

INAP

BSSLAP LLP SMLCPP

IP

IP

AAL5

AAL5

MTP-3

MTP-3

IP

L2

L2

ATM

ATM

MTP-2

MTP-2

L2

L1

L1

L1

L1

L1

L1

L1

IP Applications

S6a, S6b,
S7, S13, S13',
Rx+, STa

S3, S4,
S5, S8,
S10, S11,
S12,
S16,
S101

LTE
S1

MAP

SMS

LPPa

SS

LPP

IP Applications

IP Applications

UDP

UDP

TCP

IP
GTP-U
UDP

NAS
S1AP
SCTP

X2

IP
GTP-U
UDP

X2AP
SCTP

IP
L2/L1

TCP

GTP-C
UDP

IP
L2/L1

3G Femtocell

UDP

TCP

IP
GTP-U
UDP

DIAMETER
TCP
SCTP
IP
L2/L1

IP
L2/L1

MAP
TCAP
SCCP
M3UA

Uu

IP Applications

S2a/b, S5,
S8, S103

UDP

GTP based S2a

IP
GRE

PMIPv6
IPv6
IPv4

TCP

IPv6

VoLTE is a trademark of GSMA Ltd.

ISC

IPv4/IPv6
GTP-U

GTP-C
UDP
IP
L2/L1

IP

L2/L1

S102
S102AP
UDP
IP
L2/L1

SGs

SMS

SMS
SGsAP
SCTP
IP
L2/L1

SS
NAS
RRC
PDCP
RLC
MAC
PHY

LPP

joyn is a registered trademark of GSMA Ltd.

Dh, Sh, Wm

LTE Femtocell

Iuh

IP Applications
Audio Video Appln

MM SM GMM SMS
HNBAP

RANAP
RUA
SCTP

lu-UP
RTP/RTCP GTP-U
UDP

S1

SMS

SS

LPPa

LPP

UDP

S1AP
SCTP

IP
L2/L1

TCP

IP
GTP-U
UDP

NAS

IP
L2/L1

GERAN
A
MM CC SMS SS
BSSAP
L2RCOP
RLP CODECS
SCCP
M3UA L2RCOP
RTP
RTCP
MTP-3
SCTP
UDP
RLP
MTP-2
IP
IP
V110 CODECS
L1

IP
Applications

Gb

UDP TCP
MM CC SMS SS

Abis
O&M
O&M
Transport

RR

SMSCB
BTSM
LAPD

GMM SM GSMS

IP

Ater

SNDCP

LLC
RLC/MAC

Codecs

PCU

TRAU

L1

MM CC SMS SS
BSSAP
SCCP
M3UA
MTP-3
SCTP
MTP-2
IP

L2RCOP
RLP
V110
CODECS
TRAU
L1

IP
GMM SM GSMS
SNDCP
LLC
BSSGP
NS
UDP
Frame
IP
Relay
(L1 bis)
L2
L1

Glossary
AAA = Authorization, Authentication and Accounting
AAL2 = ATM Adaptation Layer - Type 2 (I.363.2, I.366.1)
AAL5 = ATM Adaptation Layer - Type 5 (I.363.5)
ALCAP = Access Link Control Application Part
(Q.2630.1)
AMR = Adaptive Multi-Rate (3GPP 26.071)
AS = Application Server
ATM = Asynchronous Transfer Mode (I.361)
AuC = Authentication Center
BICC = Bearer Independent Call Control (Q.1901)
BG = Border Gateway
BGCF = Breakout Gateway Control Function
BMC = Broadcast/Multicast Control (3GPP 25.324)
BM-SC = Broadcast/Multicast Service Center
BSC = Base Station Controller
BSSAP = Base Station Subsystem Application Part
(3GPP 48.008)

EXFO.com/Hawk

BSSAP+ = Base Station System Application Part Plus

(3GPP 29.018)
BSSAP-LE = Base Station Subsystem Application
Part LCS Extension (3GPP 49.031)
BSSGP = Base Station Subsystem GPRS Protocol
(3GPP 48.018)
BSSLAP = Base Station Subsystem Location Service
Assistance Protocol (3GPP 48.071)
BTSM = Base Transceiver Station Management
(3GPP 48.058)
CAMEL = Customized Application for Mobile Network
Enhanced Logic (3GPP 23.078)
CAP = CAMEL Application Part (3GPP 29.078)
CBC = Cell Broadcast Center
CBSP = Cell Broadcast Service Protocol (3GPP 48.049)
CC = Call Control (3GPP 24.008)
COPS = Common Open Policy Service (RFC 2748)

CDMA = Code Division Multiple Access

CGN = Charging Gateway Node
CMSC = Gateway Mobile Switching Center
CPRI= Common Public Radio Interface
CS = Circuit Switched
CS Core = Circuit Switched Core
CS-MGW = Circuit Switched - Media Gateway
DCHFP = Dedicated Channel Frame Protocol
(3GPP 25.427)
DIAMETER (RFC 3588, 3GPP 29.272)
DSCHFP = Downlink Shared Channel Framing
Protocol
DSMIPv6 = Dual Stack Mobile IPv6
(IETF Internet Draft)
DTLS = Datagram Transport Layer Security
E-DCH-FP = Enhanced Dedicated Channel Frame
Protocol (25.427)

eSRVCC = Enhanced Single Radio Voice Call Continuity

EIR = Equipment Identity Register
eNB = Evolved NodeB
eUTRAN = Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access
Network
FACHFP = Forward Access Channel Frame Protocol
(3GPP 25.435)
GigE = Gigabit Ethernet
GERAN = GSM Edge Radio Access Network
GGSN = Gateway GPRS Support Node
GMLC = Gateway Mobile Location Center
GMM = GPRS Mobility Management (3GPP 24.008)
GMSC = Gateway MSC
GRE = Generic Routing Encapsulation (RFC 2784)
GSMS = GSM Short Message Service
(3GPP 23.040, 3GPP 24.011)
GTP = GPRS Tunnel Protocol (3GPP 29.060)

GTP-C = GPRS Tunneling Protocol - Control Plane

(3GPP 29.274)
GTP-U = GPRS Tunneling Protocol - User Plane
(3GPP 29.281)
HeNB = Home evolved NodeB
HeNB-GW = Home evolved NodeB Gateway
HNB = Home NodeB
HNBAP = Home NodeB Application Part
HNB-GW = Home NodeB Gateway
HS-DSCH FP = High Speed Downlink Shared
Transport Channel Frame Protocol (3GPP 25.435)
HSS = Home Subscriber Server
HTTP = Hypertext Transfer Protocol (RFC 2616)
I-BCF = Interconnect Border Control Function
I-BGF/TrGW = Interconnect Border Gateway
Functions/Transition Gateway
ICE = Interactive Connectivity Establishment

I-CSCF = Interrogating Call Session Control Function

IMS = IP Multimedia Subsystem
IMS-MGW = IMS Media Gateway
INAP = Intelligent Network Application Part (ETS 300 374)
IP = Internet Protocol (RFC 791)
IPv4 = Internet Protocol v4 (RFC 791)
IPv6 = Internet Protocol v6 (RFC 2460)
ISUP = ISDN User Part (Q.763)
Iu-UP = Iu-User Protocol (3GPP 25.415)
L2R COP = L2R Character Orientated Protocol
LAPD = Link Access Procedure on the D-Channel
(Q.921)
LLC = Logical Link Control (3GPP 44.064)
LLP = LMU LCS Protocol (3GPP 44.071)
LPP = LTE Positioning Protocol (3GPP 36.355)
LPPa = LTE Positioning Protocol A (3GPP 36.455)
LTE = Long Term Evolution

M2PA = MTP2 User Peer-to-peer Adaptation Layer

(RFC 4165)
M2UA = MTP2 User Adaptation Layer (RFC 3331)
M3UA = MTP3 User Adaptation Layer (RFC 3332)
MAC = Medium Access Control (3GPP 25.321)
MAP = Mobile Application Part (3GPP 29.002)
MBMS-GW = Multimedia Broadcast Multicast
Services Gateway
Megaco (H.248) = Media Gateway Control Protocol
(ITU-T H.248, 3GPP 29.332, 3GPP 29.333)
MGCF = Media Gateway Controller Function
MIPv4 = Mobile IP v4 (RFC 3344)
MM = Mobility Management (3GPP 24.008)
MME = Mobility Management Entity
MMS-SC = Multi Media Message Service Service Center
MMTel = Multimedia Telephony Service

MRFC = Multimedia Resource Function Controller

MRFP = Multimedia Resource Function Processor
MSC = Mobile Switching Center
MSRP = Message Session Relay Protocol
MTP2 = Message Transfer Part - Level 2 (Q.703)
MTP3 = Message Transfer Part - Level 3 (Q.704)
MTP3b = Message Transfer Part - Level 3 Broadband (Q.2210)
NAS = Non-Access Stratum
NAT = Network Address Translation
NBAP = NodeB Application Part (3GPP 25.433)
Nb UP = Nb User Protocol (3GPP 29.415)
NS = Network Service (3GPP 48.016)
O&M = Operation and Maintenance
OBSAI = Open Base Station Architecture Initiative
OCS = Online Charging System
OFCS = Offline Charging System

PCAP = Positioning Calculation Application Part

(3GPP 25.423)
PCHFP = Paging Channel Frame Protocol
(3GPP 25.435)
PCRF = Policy and Charging Rules Function
(3GPP 23.203)
P-CSCF = Proxy-Call Session Control Function
PCU = Packet Control Unit
PDCP = Packet Data Convergence Protocol
(3GPP 25.323)
PDF = Policy Decision Function
PDN GW = Packet Data Networks Gateway
PLMN = Public Land Mobile Network
PMIPv6 = Proxy Mobile IP (IETF Internet Draft),
(3GPP 29.275)
PS = Packet Switched
PS Core = Packet Switch Core

PSTN = Public Switched Telephone Network

RACH FP = Random Access Channel Frame Protocol
(3GPP 25.435)
RADIUS = Remote Authentication Dial In User Service
(RFC 2865)
RANAP = Radio Access Network Application Part
(3GPP 25.413)
RLP = Radio Link Protocol (3GPP 24.022)
RLC = Radio Link Control (3GPP 25.322)
RNC = Radio Network Controller
RNSAP = Radio Network Subsystem Application Part
(3GPP 25.423)
RR = Radio Recourses (3GPP 44.018)
RRC = Radio Resource Control (3GPP 25.331)
RRH = Remote Radio Head
RRLP = Radio Resource Location Services Protocol
(3GPP 44.031)

RTCP = Real-Time Transport Control Protocol

(RFC 3550)
RTP = Real-Time Transport Protocol (RFC 3550)
RUA = RANAP User Adaptation (3GPP 25.468)
S102AP = S102 Application Part (3GPP 29.277)
S1AP = S1 Application Protocol (3GPP 36.413)
SABP = Service Area Broadcast Protocol
(3GPP 25.419)
SBC = Session Border Controller
SCC AS = Service Centralization and Continuity
Application Server
SCCP = Signaling Connection Control Part (Q.713)
S-CSCF = Serving-Call Session Control Function
SCTP = Stream Control Transport Protocol (RFC 2960)
SDP = Session Description Protocol (RFC 2327)
SeGW = Security Gateway
SGsAP = SGs Application Part (3GPP 29.118)

SGSN = Serving GPRS Support Node

S-GW = Serving Gateway
SIP = Session Initiation Protocol (RFC 3261)
SLF = Subscription Locator Function
SM = Session Management (3GPP 24.008)
SMLC = Serving Mobile Location Center
SMLCPP = Serving Mobile Location Center
Point-to-Point (3GPP 48.031)
SMS = Short Message Service
(3GPP 23.040, 3GPP 24.011)
SMSCB = Short Message Services Cell Broadcast
(3GPP 23.041)
SMS-SC = Short Message Service - Service Center
SNDCP = Subnetwork Dependent Convergence
Protocol (3GPP 44.065)
SRTP = Secure Real-time Transport Enhanced
(3GPP Release 10)

SS = Supplementary Service (3GPP 24.080)

SSCF-NNI = Service Specific Coordination Function Network-to-Network Interface (Q.2140)
SSCF-UNI = Service Specific Coordination Function User-to-Network Interface (Q.2130)
SSCOP = Service Specific Connection Oriented
Protocol (Q.2110)
STC = Signaling Transport Converter (Q.2150)
STUN = Session Traversal Utilities for NAT
SUA = Signaling Connection Control Part User
Adaptation (RFC 3868)
TCAP = Transaction Capabilities Application Part
(Q.773)
TCP = Transmission Control Protocol (RFC 739)
TLS = Transport Layer Security
TRAU = Transcoder and Rate Adaptor Unit
TUP = Telephone User Part (Q.723)

TURN = Traversal Using Relays around NAT

UDP = User Datagram Protocol (RFC 768)
USCH FP = Uplink Shared Channel Frame Protocol
(3GPP 25.435)
UTRAN = UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network
X2AP =X2 Application Protocol (3GPP 36.423)
WebRTC = Web Real-Time Communication
Wi-Fi AP = Wi-Fi Access Point
WLAN-GW = Wireless Local Area Network Gateway

EXFO HEADQUARTERS
400 Godin Avenue, Quebec City (Quebec) G1M 2K2 CANADA
T: +1 418 683-0211 F: +1 418 683-2170
Toll-free (USA and Canada)

info@EXFO.com

+1 800 663-3936

www.EXFO.com

2014 EXFO Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in Canada

This poster is based on 3GPP Release 10.

20140035V3

14/11

SAP1066047

MOBILE NETWORKS
REFERENCE POSTER